BORONIA HAWKS FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB INC.
Senior Men's & Women's Football and Netball, Junior Boys & Girls Football, Auskick and over 35's Veterans and Masters Football. Affiliated with EFNL. We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the land in Boronia.
The Eastern Football Netball League 2024 season is set to kick off on Saturday, April 6th, with the Divisions One to Four in the Senior Men’s as well as both Veterans competitions starting Round One. The Senior Women’s competition will begin on
Grand Final dates are also locked in. The Premier Division Senior Men’s Grand Final concludes the season on Saturday, 21st of September.
Boronia Hawks are very pleased to announce the recommitment of two of the break out players from the 2023 Premiership season. Please congratulate Rach and Quirky.
Rachael Slater is one of the EFNL’s best young talents and almost capped off the perfect season in 2023 finishing with Blue Ribbon Medal in the Grand Final, a Premiership medallion, a second consecutive Ellen Johnson Medal and finishing second in the league Best & Fairest. Rachael is powerful, aggressive and only getting better and we can’t wait to see where she takes her footy in 2024!
Rach Quirk’s combination of athleticism, fierce attack on the ball and willingness to do all the 1%’s to make the team better added a huge amount to the squad in 2023. Finishing third in the league Best & Fairest and named Ruck in the Team of the Year, Quirky will only keep getting better!
Boronia Hawks are very happy to announce the recommitment of three of our team leaders from the 2023 Premiership season for the upcoming 2024 season. Please congratulate Bree, Ali and April.
Boronia’s inaugural Senior Premiership Captain is a smart, reliable defender with great skills and leadership who generates a lot of our attack from defence. Bree is already putting in a big pre-season ready to build on the success of last season, in 2024!
Our hard running Centre Half Back took a big leap in 2023 developing her skills and fitness spending more time in the midfield and expanding her game. Ali has been named in the Team of the Year in 2022 (Premier) and 2023 (Division 1) and still getting better!
April had her best season in brown and gold in 2023 on the back of a HUGE pre-season. Her ability to run all day, matched with size and strength allowed her to play big roles on some of the competitions best forwards.
Boronia Hawks are excited to announce the appointment of Candyce Harris and Jordan Granland as Co-Coaches of the Boronia Women’s Development Team for the 2024 season.
Candyce has been a part of the club’s women’s program since 2018, initially as a player before transitioning into coaching, now entering her fourth season coaching within the Development Squad. Candyce brings to the squad a passion and commitment for women’s sport and will continue to give players a welcoming and supportive environment for their football.
Elevated into the position of co-coach is Jordan Granland, who will continue to bring a wealth of football knowledge and coaching experience to the Development Squad after initially joining as an Assistant Coach in 2023. Jordy is a former senior player with Boronia and has coached seven years of junior football at Boronia and other clubs including four Grand Final appearances!
Boronia Hawks are excited to announce the Senior Women’s Coaching panel for the 2024 season. The coaches who took the team through the finals to win the Division 1 premiership have all been re-appointed.
Please join us all in congratulating Scott Nicholas as head coach and assistants Nicole Guy and Lachie Watson, while Brad Slater is appointed in a new role as Senior Women’s Performance Manager.
We are fortunate to have these four coaches with strong experience with women’s football programs. They have been instrumental in developing our team culture, values and game plans and empowering our players to take on their own leadership within the squad. We look forward to the coaches and players continuing their development pathways and to achieving successful outcomes again in the coming season.
Scott Nicholas has been appointed to coach our Senior Women’s Team for the sixth season following the 2023 Division 1 premiership. Scott is now widely recognised as a leading Women’s coach in the EFNL and was the league’s Senior Coach of the Year, across men and women’s football, in 2021. He was also named as Coach of the 2023 Division 1 Team of the Year.
Nicole Guy was welcomed to the Hawks’ coaching panel during the 2023 season, coming over from Ferntree Gully. She won one B&F with FTG and was also runner up B&F, despite suffering two severe knee injuries in each of her two seasons. The injuries curtailed her playing career, so she began coaching, including the 2022 season in Premier Division alongside Tim Cavanagh. Nicole very quickly became a valued part of the Boronia coaching team and played a key role in the latter part of the season.
Lachie Watson will continue in his role as Senior Assistant Coach, having been with the team from the first season in 2018. Lachie is well known to all Hawks supporters for his explosive football skills since he came up from the juniors. He now applies his excellent football brain and teaching skills to our Women’s Program again in 2024.
Brad Slater will take up a new role as Senior Women’s Performance Manager in 2024. He has been part of Boronia’s coaching team for two years and brings enormous experience to the squad. He played over 200 games at Mitcham in Division 1 before an extensive coaching career, most recently with St. Simons and Rowville Knights where he coached Under 15, Under 16 and Under 18 girls from 2016-2020.
Congratulations to all of our very worthy winners who were recognised for the achievements at the Senior Awards Nights. We trust that everyone enjoyed celebrating our very successful teams across all of our football and netball programs.
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Thank you also to our hosts at the Mulgrave Country Club and Knox Club for their hospitality.
Our four Premierships cups made a visit to our ‘second home’ and long-term PLATINUM sponsor in the Knox Club.
Our partnership with the Knox Club goes back many years and we are truly grateful for the support they give the club and more so what we can give back to them with our patronage. It was great to catch up with Brian and Janine to show them our new silverware and share our success with the Club.
Whether it be after work drinks on their new deck, dinner with family and friends or a punt on the pokies or TAB, the Knox Club has everything you need to be entertained. Be sure to pay them a visit, buy a membership and more importantly link it to Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club via the application form!
Thanks again to Leigh and the team at the Knox Club for your support in 2023!
We love seeing past players come back to the Hawka and especially when they can give back to the club via Sponsorship.
Adam “Gilba” Maloney played 130 games for the Hawks and knows how hard premierships are to win, so it was great to share our recent success by grabbing a photo with him and our four premiership cups!
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Thanks again Gilba for your support in 2023 and look forward in seeing you around the club in 2024!
It was great to catch up with Krystal at Awesome Conveyancing who are our Junior and Men’s Veterans jumper sponsor.
With over 300 jumpers advertising Awesome Conveyancing every weekend, we love being able to promote this fantastic business …. especially during the Junior Grand Finals!
Krystal and her team specialise in assisting first home buyers through the process of buying their first home plus also helping others with the purchase, sale and transfer of properties.
Please feel free to contact Awesome Conveyancing if you have questions and be sure to mention to them that you are part of the Hawka family!
What a fantastic year for one of our newest sponsors to jump on board!
In 2023 we welcomed FTG Community Bank as a GOLD sponsor of our club. Apart from much needed sponsorship funds the bank played a big part in the development and purchasing of our new hoodies as well as Grand Final banners for our junior teams.
If you are looking for a change from the big 4 or just wanting some financial advice, Community Bank Ferntree Gully can help you pick the right solutions for all your banking needs.
Thank you, Eve, Tina, and the team at Community Bank FTG for your enthusiasm and support in 2023.
